York County History Center

The York County History Center provides unique storytelling through multiple historic buildings and museums in York, as well as invaluable library and archive resources for research. Begin your journey at the new History Center Museum, an immersive, technology-rich experience detailing York County’s history from its Revolutionary beginnings to the present day. Discover York County’s pivotal role in early expansion across Pennsylvania and its long-overlooked contributions to the Underground Railroad. Then make time to tour five historic buildings. Whether you are visiting one or all of the historic sites or doing genealogical work on your family tree, you’ll discover something new and exciting about the people and history of York County.

In the History Center Museum’s new Underground Railroad exhibit, viewers can watch an animated video and explore an interactive digital kiosk highlighting some of the most important people and places for freedom seekers who traveled through York County.